Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 59-104-20(H), as contained in SECTION 1, by deleting the section in its entirety and inserting:
/ "(H)
Notwithstanding another provision of law, a student who
met the initial eligibility requirements to receive a Palmetto
Fellows Scholarship Award as a senior in high school and has met
the continuing eligibility requirements shall receive the award.
A student selected as a Palmetto Fellow may elect to defer
post-secondary enrollment for one year, until the fall term of
the year following the year of graduation, without declining the
award. A student who received a Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
Award as a senior in high school but declined the award is
eligible to reapply for the annual scholarship, providing he
meets all of the initial and continuing academic eligibility
requirements of the Palmetto Fellows program, if he transfers to
a qualifying an eligible South Carolina
institution of higher learning. The number of semesters or
academic years a student attended an out-of-state institution
are to be deducted from the number of semesters or academic
years a student is eligible for the scholarship. All funding
provided for Palmetto Fellows Scholarships regardless of its
source or allocation must be used to implement the provisions of
this subsection." /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.